Sub-Saharan Africa grapples with many public health issues such as food insecurity, increased prevalence of infectious diseases, limited access to clean water supply, poor nutrition and lack of improved health services for its populace (IMF, 2021). Of all these challenges, the inaccessibility of clean water supply for both the rural and urban populace is the most pressing challenge, which has been exacerbated by extensive pollution and climate change crises. The issue of water access and supply affects both rural and urban populations. At rural areas water is accessed in yard taps and in arid regions through water kiosks managed by private owners. Among the urban poor, water access is compromised by poor supply infrastructure especially among informal settlers and risks such as contamination during the supply chain are imminent This book therefore seeks to close this knowledge gap by 1) generating a water resources inventory for Sub-Saharan Africaregion, 2) exploring the water crises in both its urban and rural settings, 3) understanding the causatives of the crises and 4) suggesting viable solutions to manage the water challenges using named case studies. The aim is to improve understanding on the region's water problems and advise scholars and policymakers on priority research areas and action plans to better water management for sustainable development.

A distinctive study focusing on water issues of Sub-Saharan Africa Offers practical solutions to improve water resources management with worldwide applications based empirical studies Provides numerous case studies on water issues drawn from Sub-Saharan African countries

Autorentext

Dr. Nyika is a Lecturer at the Technical University of Kenya in the Department of Geoscience and the Environment and a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Johannesburg. She has a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of South Africa and a Msc degree in Land and Water Management from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Nyika has contributed to knowledge through publication of several journal articles, books and book chapters in the field of hydrobiogeochemistry. Prof Dinka is currently a full Professor working at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Civil Engineering Science. He has a PhD in Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Management from the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria and a Msc degree in Irrigation Engineering from the Arbaminch University of Ethiopia. He has contributed to knowledge in many publications in the field of Water Engineering.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction to Water Resources of Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 2: Water Challenges in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 3: Water Challenges in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 4. Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 5. Progress towards attaining SDG target on universal access to clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 6: Recommendations to Improve Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Conclusions.